The All Progressives Congress in Ebonyi State has inaugurated its 2027 State Campaign Council to coordinate the party activities and mobilise support ahead of the general elections. The inauguration took place on Saturday, November 7, 2026, at Remeritona Hotel, Abakaliki, and was performed by Governor Francis Nwifuru.

The event signalled the formal start of the party organised mobilisation in the state for the 2027 polls.

Speaking at the ceremony, Governor Nwifuru expressed confidence in the party prospects, saying his administration achievements in infrastructure and human capital development would earn it widespread support at the polls.

He claimed that his administration had fulfilled 98 per cent of its 2023 campaign promises within three years, in line with its People Charter of Needs agenda. He charged members of the council to focus on issue based campaigns and highlight the administration record.

The campaign council is headed by former Minister of Culture and Tourism and former Nigerian Ambassador to Greece, Chief Franklin Ogbuewu, as Director General. Governor Nwifuru serves as Chairman of the Council, supported by an advisory committee featuring former Governor and Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, former Senate President, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, and former Governor Martin Elechi.

Deputy directors were drawn from the state three senatorial districts to ensure broad representation.

The council is structured into various directorates, including finance, security, advisory, media, works, infrastructure, youth mobilisation and women mobilisation. The structure is designed to coordinate campaign activities across all wards and local government areas in the state. Party leaders said the structure would improve coordination, strengthen grassroots outreach, and ensure a unified message across the state.

At the event, supporters and party leaders also pledged massive support for President Bola Tinubu re election bid. In a widely circulated clip from the event, a speaker said that after many years of neglect, President Tinubu had rehabilitated Ebonyi, and that the state would give him 1.3 million votes in 2027.

The pledge was echoed by other speakers who argued that Ebonyi stood to gain from aligning with the Federal Government Renewed Hope Agenda and the state People Charter of Needs.

Earlier, the APC State Chairman, Chief Stanley Okoro Emegha, urged members of the council to discharge their responsibilities with commitment and dedication. Emegha also argued that, in the interest of equity and fairness, no Ebonyi indigene was morally obligated to challenge the incumbent governor in the 2027 governorship election, citing the state established rotational arrangement.

The position has continued to generate debate among opposition figures in the state.

Opposition voices, including the Labour Party, have argued that endorsements and stakeholder positions cannot override the independent choices of voters, and that the electorate will decide based on records, policies and living conditions.

The APC, however, maintains that its record and structure give it an advantage heading into 2027. With the campaign council now inaugurated, attention will turn to how the party translates its mobilisation structure into votes across Ebonyi 13 local government areas.